Geophysical Institute - the Affiliate of Vladikavkaz Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

CURRENT RESEARCH THEMES

 
Research Theme Contents; Responsible Department
"Models of deep crustal structure in the area of the Central part of the Greater Caucasus and adjacent territory" (№ 0199-2014-0001) Study of the deep geological structure of the territory of the Central part of the Greater Caucasus and Ciscaucasia. Creation of a model of deep geological structure of the territory of the Central part of the Greater Caucasus and Ciscaucasia. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
"Modern geodynamics and spatial position of active deep faults of the Central part of the Greater Caucasus on the basis of instrumental observations" (№ 0199-2014-0002) Application of the method of microseismic sounding (MMZ) on profiles "Vladikavkaz - Mozdok" and "Chikola - Vladikavkaz" in order to establish the boundaries of the Ardon fault, conduct geodetic measurements on the points of the Vladikavkaz prognosis polygon Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Instrumental Monitoring of Hazardous Natural and Technogenic Processes
"Mechanisms of transformation and interaction of the physical fields of the Earth on the boundary of the Earth's crust-atmosphere, estimation of the correlation links of variations of geophysical fields with the lunar-solar tide and baric variations in the atmosphere" (№ 0199-2014-0003) Assessment of temporal changes in structural-petrophysical characteristics and stress-strain state of the geomedium on the basis of studying the dynamics of geophysical fields. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
"Methodology of integrated management of water resources and water management complex in conditions of non-stationary and uncertainty of natural and environmental factors" (№ 0199-2014-0004) Synthesis of available materials on fresh groundwaters. Comparative analysis of the quality of fresh groundwater in their construction and operation in time. Analysis of the results of chemical analyzes of different years. Characteristics of aquifers and their relationship to surface waters. Assessment of the protection of groundwater from pollution. Consideration of methods for calculating zones of sanitary protection for water intakes in various hydrogeological conditions. Measures for sanitary protection. Identification of sources of pollution (causes of increased rigidity) of fresh groundwater in the Industrial Zone of Vladikavkaz city. Laboratory of Geology and Hydrogeology
"Model of the interaction of natural and technical systems in areas of intensive and large-scale integrated development of subsoil resources." Geophysical systems for monitoring the state of an technologically variable array of rocks and objects in the underground space of megacities" (№ 0199-2014-0005) The establishment of loads creating stresses bordering on the ultimate strength of the physical body, arising from natural (hydro-gas-dynamic and geostatic pressures, pressure from elastic waves of earthquakes and explosions, gravitational, etc.) factors, natural and climatic phenomena (landslides, snowfalls, landslides ) And technogenic impacts (explosions, accidents, errors in calculations, non-normalized operating conditions and others). Estimation of the natural seismicity of a part of the earth's crust that encloses the deposit; Assessment of technogenic seismicity in the process of field development; Zoning of the field on the basis of natural and man-made strain of rocks; - recommendations on the choice of technologies for the development of stress-strain arrays; Regulation of geophysical methods. Laboratory of Ecology and Life Safety of Mountain Territories Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
"System of complex geomonitoring for risk reduction and prevention of natural and technogenic disasters" (№ 0199-2014-0006) Development of existing local networks ("Karmadon Parametric Range" and "Vladikavkaz") instrumental observations of dangerous endogenous and exogenous geological processes in the territory of North Ossetia-Alania and neighboring territories. Formation of a database of records of instrumental seismic observations at various sites and grounds of the territory. Development of methods for identifying seismic events of a different nature. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Instrumental Monitoring of Hazardous Natural and Technogenic Processes
Theory of risk management of various nature and development of methods for their reduction in the mountainous territories of the North Caucasus " (№ 0199-2014-0007) The study of nonlinear and inelastic phenomena and the development of a method for their adequate consideration when assessing the seismic hazard of the territory on various soils. Establishment of energy indicators of seismic impact and "damageability" of physical systems. Modeling of seismic influences taking into account soil features of the territory. Development of the basis for risk management of various nature (earthquakes, volcanic manifestations, landslides, glaciers, avalanches). Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology LaboratoryofGeologyandHydrogeology
"Risk management and prevention of natural and technogenic disasters in the operation of hydraulic structures in seismically active areas" (№ 0199-2014-0009) Development of physico-mathematical models of linear and nonlinear reaction of a hydraulic structure to intensive seismic actions. The solution of the boundary-value problem of joint seismic oscillations of the system: the ground of the base, the body of the dam and water. LaboratoryofGeoinformatics
"Models for forecasting hazardous environmental processes, assessing their risks and scales, developing preventive measures to mitigate negative consequences." (0199-2014-0010) Forecasting and establishment of environmental-forming parameters of technogenic risk in the ecosphere for humans and the environment in the conditions of industrial mountain agglomerations. Laboratory of Ecology and Life Safety of Mountain Territory
"Scientific and methodological basis for forecasting and searching for hidden mineralization." (№ 0199-2014-0011) Optimization of geophysical and geochemical criteria for the search for deep-lying deposits of known and new ore formations of the northern slope of the mountainous part of the Central Caucasus. Features of the geological section, being a direct or indirect search sign, can simultaneously contrast or weaken the influence of the ore body on geophysical fields. This is important to take into account when solving the problems of structural control of ore provinces, facies and tectonic features of the localization of ore bodies. LaboratoryofGeologyandHydrogeology Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
"Glaciers of the Central part of the North Caucasus and associated natural hazards. Developmentofriskreductionmethodology (№ 0199-2014-0012) Static, kinematic and dynamic features of glacier descent from seismic data and refinement of the descent process on the basis of identification of wave packets and landscape features. LaboratoryofGeologyandHydrogeology Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
"Geoinformation modeling of geological objects, as well as natural and anthropogenicallytransformed geosystems: geoinformation systems (GIS), banks and databases for continuous geoinformation diagnostics of the state of geosystems, nature management processes and the occurrence of dangerous natural processes." (№ 0199-2014-0014) Development of methodological aspects of the replenished database of engineering geological and geophysical studies, models of geological objects and technologies for their implementation in geoinformation systems. Creationof a modelinggeoinformationsystem. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Instrumental Monitoring of Hazardous Natural and Technogenic Processes
"Distribution of various chemical elements and physical fields within urban areas and the establishment of correlation dependence with the state of health of the population" (№ 0199-2014-0015) Conducting studies of the influence of various factors on the incidence of the population, identifying the interdependence of the parameters of pollution with the health status of the population of urbanized territories. Development of methods for assessing and predicting the health of the population in various physical fields. Identification of design parameters characterizing the severity of the impact on biological environmental systems in the form of the probability of possible adverse effects. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Ecology and Life Safety of Mountain Territory
"Methods and systems of instrumental monitoring of volcanoes and their indicators" (№ 0199-2015-0001) Study of instrumental monitoring data of active volcanoes, development of methods for classification and identification of signs of volcanic processes. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Instrumental Monitoring of Hazardous Natural and Technogenic Processes
"Modeling and experimental studies of multiscale destruction, structural transformations in deformable condensed media under conditions of high-intensity shock-explosive loads and the influence of physical fields (establishing the nature of the relationship between the structure and structure of matter at the submicron level and its dynamic macromechanical properties)" (№ 0199-2015-0002) Establishment of the correspondence between the nature of the atomic structure, the structure and morphology of the material - the condensed medium with the features of the dynamics of its macromechanical response to the external action. Modeling of the processes of mechanical stability and destruction of the material on the basis of the features of its atomic and molecular structure. Laboratory of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Laboratory of Instrumental Monitoring of Hazardous Natural and Technogenic Processes